Classical Music Playlist, September 14, 2021
Though he faced increasing deafness, the early 1800s were perhaps the happiest years of Beethoven's life. His music was now highly regarded and measured against his own previous compositions rather than to Haydn and Mozart, and he was earning respectable money. He had become established in Vienna as a virtuoso pianist, composer of landmark works in all genres that pushed past norms of the day, and benefited from relationships with generous patrons. Confidence borne of all this, his reported naturally dramatic nature, and the stressful environment of Vienna enduring war for about half the 34 years Beethoven lived there, all enlivened him to take ever more risks with emboldened musicality.
It was in these years - 1806, specifically - that Beethoven composed his three “Razumovsky” Quartets. These were named for the Russian ambassador to Vienna who commissioned them, Count Andrey Kirillovich Razumovsky, also an amateur violinist. While Beethoven gave the first two quartets quotes of Russian themes, as requested by Razumovsky, the third does not quote any specific folk tune but perhaps evokes one in the sparse second movement which is also notable for its plucked pizzicato cello. The third movement opens with a familiar melody in a charming minuetto form. But if the second movement is texturally light, the final movement is thick as the players race to the finish in a fortissimo conclusion (marked ff in the score). Beethoven’s “Razumovsky” Quartet #3 is today’s Midday Masterpiece at 2:00 pm.
6:00 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
String Symphony No. 6 in Eb major
English String Orchestra; William Boughton, conductor
6:13 a.m.
Mauro Giuliani
Guitar Concerto No. 3 in F major Opus 70
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
6:42 a.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Piano Sonata No. 26 in A major HOB 16/26
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
6:51 a.m.
Eric Coates
The Three Elizabeths Suite: Halcyon Days (Queen Elizabeth I)
The Royal Artillery Band; Major Geoffrey Kingston, conductor
6:59 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Introduction and Allegro Opus 47
Bavarian Radio Symphony; Colin Davis, conductor
7:17 a.m.
Franz Benda
Flute Concerto in A minor
Ars Rediviva Ensemble of Prague; Milan Munclinger, conductor Andras Adorjan, flute
7:40 a.m.
Samuel Scheidt
Cantus on "O Nachbar Roland"
German Brass; Enrique Crespo, conductor
7:47 a.m.
Harry Thacker Burleigh
From the Southland: IV. A Jubilee
Jeni Slotchiver, piano
7:51 a.m.
Gustav Holst
The Planets: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jolity Opus 32
Philharmonia Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
8:00 a.m.
Claudio Monteverdi
Monteverdiana
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
8:10 a.m.
Richard Heuberger
DER OPERNBALL: (The Opera Ball) - Overture
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
8:18 a.m.
Tomaso Albinoni
Oboe Concerto No. 5 in C major Opus 9
Collegium Musicum 90; Simon Standage, conductor Anthony Robson, oboe
8:28 a.m.
Josef Suk
Serenade for Strings in Eb major Opus 6
Virtuosi of Prague; Oldrich Vlcek, conductor
8:55 a.m.
Harold Arlen
Over The Rainbow
Lara Downes, piano
9:00 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
My Home Overture Opus 62
Scottish National Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
9:10 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet #22 in Bb K 589
Dover Quartet
9:35 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Die Schone Mullerin: No. 9 "Des Mullers Blumen" D 795
Hans-Peter Blochwitz, tenor; Cord Garben, piano
9:39 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Scottish March (Marche Ecossaise)
Ulster Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
9:47 a.m.
Leonard Bernstein
West Side Story Suite for Piano Trio
Eroica Trio
10:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto No. 1 for four violins and orchestra in D major Opus 3 RV 549
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Members of...
10:08 a.m.
Ottorino Respighi
Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No. 2
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Neville Marriner, conductor
10:27 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Miroirs: Alborada del gracioso (Morning Song of the Jester)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Daniel Barenboim, conductor
10:36 a.m.
Jonny Greenwood
Alma (Phantom Thread Original Soundtrack)
10:41 a.m.
Luigi Boccherini
Cello Concerto in C major G 477
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra; Johannes Goritzki, conductor Johannes Goritzki, cello
11:02 a.m.
Jose Moncayo
Huapango
Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas; Alondra de la Parra, conductor
11:11 a.m.
Sergei Prokofiev
Dreams Opus 6
Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor
11:22 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight" in C# minor Opus 27/2
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
11:38 a.m.
Chris Brubeck
Affinity: Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra
Maryland Symphony Orchestra; Elisabeth Schulze, conductor Sharon Isbin, guitar
11:56 a.m.
Fritz Kreisler
Tempo di minuetto in the style of Pugnani
Sarah Chang, violin; Sandra Rivers, piano
12:01 p.m.
Johann Hertel
Trumpet Concerto No. 3 in D major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet
12:12 p.m.
Charles Gounod
Petite Symphonie for winds in Bb major
Bolshoi Theater Wind Orchestra; Vladimir Andropov, conductor
12:33 p.m.
Giuseppi Antonio Brescianello
Partita in A major
Anthony Glise, guitar
12:40 p.m.
John Barry
Out Of Africa
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor Angele Dubeau, violin
12:45 p.m.
Daniel Gregory Mason
Chanticleer Festival Overture
Albany Symphony Orchestra; Julius Hegyi, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Marianne Martinez
Concerto for Harpsichord in E major: I. Allegro in E major
La Floridiana; Nicoleta Paraschivescu, conductor Nicoleta Paraschivescu, harpsichord
1:07 p.m.
Alexander Voormolen
Baron Hop Suite No. 2
Residentie Orkest Den Haag; Matthias Bamert, conductor
1:30 p.m.
Cecile Chaminade
Dragon Flies
Enid Katahn, piano
1:33 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Marche Slav Opus 31
Marinsky Theatre Orchestra; Valery Gergiev, conductor
1:44 p.m.
William Grant Still
Panamanian Dances (Danzas de Panama)
Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Isaiah Jackson, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 9 "Razumovsky No. 3" in C major Opus 59/3
Amadeus Quartet
2:31 p.m.
Giacomo Puccini
Preludio Sinfonico
Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Litton, conductor
2:41 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 1 - Tempo di Bourree (arr. for guitar) in B minor BWV 1002
Timo Korhonen, guitar
2:46 p.m.
Max Richter
Spring I
Zurich Chamber Orchestra Daniel Hope, violin
2:50 p.m.
Gioachino Rossini
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE: Overture (IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA)
London Symphony Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
2:59 p.m.
Florence Price
Symphony No. 1: I. Allegro ma non troppo in E minor
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
3:16 p.m.
Joseph Fiala
Concerto for Oboe in Bb major
Prague Chamber Orchestra; Frantisek Vajnar, conductor Jiri Krejci, oboe
3:35 p.m.
Georges Bizet
CARMEN: Flower Song; La fleur que tu m' avais jetee
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor Franco Corelli, tenor
3:40 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Roses from the South Opus 388
Vienna State Opera Orchestra; Jascha Horenstein, conductor
3:50 p.m.
Amy Beach
FOUR SKETCHES: #2. Phantoms. #3. Dreaming
Anna Shelest, piano
3:58 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Carnival Overture Opus 92
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; Jiri Belohlavek, conductor
4:09 p.m.
Rebecca Clarke
I'll Bid My Heart Be Still
Philip Dukes, viola; Sophia Rahman, piano
4:13 p.m.
Friedrich Kuhlau
Concertino for 2 horns and orchestra Opus 45
Odense Symphony Orchestra; Othmar Maga, conductor Ib Lanzky-Otto, horn; Froydis Ree Wekre, horn
4:37 p.m.
Johann Joachim Quantz
Flute Sonata No. 273
Rachel Brown, flute; James Johnstone, harpsichord; Mark Caudle, cello
4:50 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Piano Trio No. 1: III. Minuetto. Allegro in Eb major Opus 33
Neave Trio
4:59 p.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 5: IV. Andante maestoso (Finale) in E minor Opus 64
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
5:12 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 9 (Jenamy): I. Allegro in Eb major K 271
English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
5:23 p.m.
Jennifer Higdon
Dance Card: IV. Celestial Blue
Chicago Sinfonietta; Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
5:32 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor
5:49 p.m.
Samuel Barber
Sonata for Cello and Piano: II. Adagio
Jonah Kim, cello; Sean Kennard, piano
5:54 p.m.
Joaquin Turina
Fandanguillo Opus 36
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar
6:00 p.m.
Adolphe Adam
GISELLE: Suite
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
6:39 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
6:51 p.m.
Mohammed Fairouz
Piano Miniature No. 6, Addio
Lara Downes, piano
6:53 p.m.
Julio Sagreras
The Hummingbird (El Colibri)
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor Jason Vieaux, guitar
6:55 p.m.
Edward K. (Duke) Ellington
You're the One
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Simon Rattle, conductor Lena Horne, mezzo-soprano; Various soloists
